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czimmer

in How To 9 years and 3 months ago

Nail pop ups in staircase

Good morning, I have a nail that is coming up on one of my stair steps and was wondering how to get this fixed? I…

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Updated 9 years and 3 months ago

maude

in How To 9 years and 4 months ago

What's the best way to save for a new home?

I want to begin saving for a new home, what’s some tips and advice.

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Updated 9 years and 4 months ago

bedstuytownhouse

in How To 9 years and 11 months ago

Cost to install interior staircase

Hi b’stoners, Checked archives and did not see this addressed. We are interested in creating an interior staircase from our parlor floor to the third…

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Updated 9 years and 11 months ago

fmb78

in How To 12 years and 3 months ago

Looking for advice on stripping and refinishing wainscoting

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/510404096b66b-.jpg My wife and I are stripping the paint from some beadboard wainscoting. If any of you could address some questions, it would be greatly…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

tkak69

in How To 12 years and 4 months ago

To paint or not to paint (brick, that is..)

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/50e746f8ca07a-.jpg I have an 1899 brick building in Bushwick with a spotted gray brick.  It’s the original brick color, and you can see lots of…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

Arkady

in How To 12 years and 11 months ago

Wi-fi

What does it take to establish wi-fi in a small building w/ 2 apartments?  Does a phone company do it or a contractor or one…

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Updated 12 years and 11 months ago

brooklynbemused

in How To 13 years and 1 month ago

Removing mold from around tub

Hi I just removed the silicone caulk from around the tub and the back of the caulk is very moldy. Presumably this means that there’s…

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Updated 13 years and 1 month ago

wyckoff

in How To 13 years and 2 months ago

What's up with the Archive?

All of the questions are there, none of the answers…what’s the point of that?

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Updated 13 years and 2 months ago

starfish11040

in How To 13 years and 5 months ago

What's the best method to repair an area of peeled-off enamel in the bath tub?

Tenant moved out and left an old, dirty mat attached to the tub floor. When I removed it, it peeled off an area of enamel…

3

Updated 13 years and 5 months ago

honeycut

in How To 13 years and 7 months ago

Paint or refinish floors first?

Hi, which is best to do first? Paint the room or refinish the parquet floor? I’ve looked online and it seems like a 50/50 toss…

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Updated 13 years and 7 months ago

r1b2

in How To 13 years and 7 months ago

Awkwardly located leak in foundation

Our home is a single-family, frame construction, back-building.  As such, the north-facing wall is on the lot lines, along with the east and west.  There…

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Updated 13 years and 7 months ago

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